Supporter for dress-skirts, &amp;c.



P atentedDec. 3|, I901.

Y J. F. STANFIELD. SUPPOBTER FOR DRESS SKIRTS, &(

(Application filed. on. 31, 1900.

(No Model.)

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATESWPATEN'T OFFICE.

JAMESFREDERICK s'rnniunnmon oonoonn RY c. GEISINGER,

OF ONE-HALF TO IIIEN SUPPORTER FOR D SPECIFICATION forming To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, JAMES FREDERICK STANFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing in Concord township, in the countyof 3 Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporters for Dress-Skirts, &c.; audI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this spet-itica tion.

My invention relates to improvements in supporters for dress-skirts, the. Devices of this characterhaving the object of supporting the lower garment or skirt from a support carried 01' attached to the waist have heretofore been generally in the form of safetypins, shawl-pins," blanketpins, and similar devices. These have been applied by being passed or pinned through both the band of the lower garment or skirt and through the waist. however, to the tendency Owing, of the tearing of the skirt-band or the waist by such connection an d also to the fact that the weight or strain is borne entirely .by the pin-bar, in each case there is a constant tendency of-thc bar to bend and the parts to separate, allowing the skirt to drop or sag. Such constructions are found disadvantageous.

To obviate these disadvantages is therefore the object of this invention, and to accomplish this I provide a construction in which the supporting device is made from a singie piece of sheet metal having a reinforced head to which the pin is rigidly attached, which construction will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed-out in the appended claim.

Referring to the accom pauyiug drawings, illustrating my invention, and in which corresponding letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a perspective view of the upper portion of a dress-skirt with two of my improved supporters attached in operative position to the band thereof, so as toshow the practical appart of Letters Paten Application filedOctohcr 3!. 1900. erial Ho.

l l l TOWNSHIP, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF TROY, OHIO.

RESS-SKIRTS. 81.0.

t No. 690,378, dated December 31, 1901'.

35,035. No model.)

of my invention. Fig. 2 is a front lightly-enlarged scale, of one Fig. 3 is a vertical sectaken on line was of Fig. 2; and Fig. t is a front elevation, onaslightlyenlarged scale, of the blank from which my device is formed, also the pointed bar or shank which forms the hook when'soldered in position.

In describing my having reference to throughout the sever-a nying drawings by means letters of reference, a indicates the body of the supporter, which is shown in Fig. 4 in the form of a blank as first stamped from the sheet metal and is provided with perforations or small openings 1), by which means it may be readily attached by sewing or otherwise to the band of the skirt or garment to be supported, and in the instance shown in Fig. l l have employed two of these supporters, although it is obvious that any number sutfieient to answer the purpose desired may be employed. The end 0 of the bodyb is then bent over and around the head of apointed bar or shank (I, which is similar in form to apin and is made and held firmly integral therewith, as at 6, (see Fig. 3,) by means of a small amount of solder, so as to form a-main bearing-point for the weight of the skirtor garment to be, supported. By this construction it will be readily seen that by reinforcing the head of the pin by the folding of the portion 0 of the blank around it and then soldering it firmly thereto there is provided a support for the pin which is not liable to become broken or bent under the heavy strain thereon due to the weight of the skirt and the additional strain applied 96 when the pin is held at a slight angle, as'when passed into a corset. The opposite endsof said body is formed in a small lip fof sumcieut height to bear firmly against the pointed end of the bar (I, and as said end is so formed and is of a length and resiliency to normally rest against the face of the lip f without extending therebelow scratching of the goods or the annoying of the person is obviated without preventing its being hooked through the to: waist and into the corset, where it will firmly support the skirt at the desired height, and

plication elevation, on a sl of my supporters.

tional view of same,

1 o invention in detailand the same as shown 1 views of the accompaot' the aforesaid 4 well as-attache kwithoutinj ury to the wearer.

The advantages obtained over similar dcvices-such as safety-pins, blanket-pins, &c., as'heretofore referred to-by constructing my supporter in the form of a hook instead of a pin, thereby distributing and e .tlizing the weight to be supported between the perforations 12, the point where it is attached to the lower garment, and the rigid point of connection e of shank or bar d, will be apparent to all and need no further description, and I therefore disclaim any features of construction in common with these devices as heretofore-referred to; neither'do I wish to be understood as claiming, broadly, a plate orshield having a pin attached thereto, the pointed end of said pin projecting some distance be low and free and clear of said plate or shieldsuch, for instance, as are used on badges; nor do I claim a simple skeleton frame consisting of a piece of wire so bent that its free and pointed ends will project as prongs. These and similar devices do not contain my improved features of construction but hat I do claim is The combination with a skirt-band, of a garment-supporting attachment, said attachment comprising a body portion having thread perforations for attachment to the skirt-band, the upper end of said body portion having an integral reinforced head extending in the'direction of the length of the body portion and parallel therewith, a pin secured in said headed portion and extending lengthwise and parallel with said body portion, said pin being adapted to be passed into the waist of the wearer of the skirt, said head portion sustaining the strain due to the weight thereof, and an inwardly-projecting lip formed at the opposite end of said body portion, said lip being adapted to form a seat for the pin.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

L. L. DYSART, F.- M. BURNHAM. 

